Tag: New York Hip Hop
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The Answer(to that guy)
The Answer Patience by Ka written by Dan-O At most social events I run into that one guy. That guy who with a light buzz going wants to tell me about the sorry state of hip hop. He explains that it’s a lean sipping suicide pact between tight jeaned hooligans making songs so they can…
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From Freestyles to Free albums: the songs that got us there(Saigon edition)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sToT5sup2DI Freestyles to Free albums: the songs that got us there Saigon-Desperado by Dan-O The difference between the history of rap and the history of mixtapes is a lot like the difference between college basketball history and pro basketball history. Christian Laettner and Larry Bird could share space in a college hall of fame but…
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From Freestyles to Free albums: the songs that got us there…China White by Kool G Rap featuring Joell Ortiz
From Freestyles to Free albums: the songs that got us there…China White by Kool G Rap featuring Joell Ortiz by Dan-O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3-S-Bfbii0&playnext=1&list=PL87CB4E83FC079286&feature=results_video Most people aren’t lucky enough to have a moment when all the interested parties surrounding you take notice. Ortiz is that lucky and that good. The legend of G Rap is undisputable. Any…
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A story of two compilations
A story of two compilations by Dan-O Try to remember the last hip hop compilation album anyone was impressed by. The Self-Made series just seem to highlight how artificially put together MMG feels, if you go back to the G-Unit compilation it was the first indicator of how limited G-unit was conceptually. Preconceptions destroy the compilation;…
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Freestyles to free albums:the songs that got us there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV0uWzrp_e4 Freestyles to free albums:the songs that got us there I-95 by Styles P by Dan-O I imagine if you bumped into 50 cent he would not only claim to have created the modern mixtape but the stapler and the cotton gin. In reality 50 used mixtapes to become popular which is how they were…
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Smoke Dza-KONY review
Smoke Dza-KONY review by Dan-O Seeing Smoke Dza live is one of my most unforgettable concert experiences. It was a few years ago and he was opening for Curren$y, Fiend and the Jet Life crew. At that time I had him pegged as a weirdo, a NY rapper with a strange southern delivery who never…
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Troy Ave-Bricks in My Backpack 3:The Harry Powder Trilogy review
Troy Ave-Bricks in my Backpack 3:The Harry Powder Trilogy review by Dan-O I think cocaine is much more symbolic in hip hop than people give credit. Everyone knows the literal impression that coke leaves on impoverished neighborhoods (at least you think you know cause you saw that documentary). Don’t forget that hip hop grew up…
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Shyne-Gangland mixtape review
Shyne-Gangland mixtape review by Dan-O When Shyne made it out of his legal trouble the people who were around for his initial run were very hopeful. He had carved out a niche whispering truly elaborate mob stories that Biggie would have been proud of over exciting Bad Boy production. Everyone who looked forward to his music…
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songs of the year-Turnbuckle Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so7KNpVk7RI Smoke Dza featuring Action Bronson-Turnbuckle Music I’m not sure what I love more, the deadpan Action Bronson first line “Once again this the quintessential stud muffin” or the fact that at some point in the process of making the years best pro-wrestling inspired song Smoke Dza and Bronson agreed that they REALLY needed a…
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Joey Bada$$-1999
by Dan-O The day before I heard the debut Joey Bada$$ mixtape 1999 I was in Wal-mart talking about how staggeringly important Illmatic is. Not just that it’s a classic album but that a teenage street kid can go from unknown to burning lyrical imprints upon generations of listeners. For those that think of rap…
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